What are withdrawal symptoms for Oxycontin?

Withdrawal occurs during the period of readjustment after drug use has ceased. Low doses of Opiates will produce some withdrawal, even on the first use. Severity increases with the dosage and length of time the drug(s) have been used. Withdrawal is a part of addiction, but a person does not have to be addicted to experience it.

Oxycontin Detox

Withdrawal from short-acting Opiates such as heroin, morphine and Oxycontin is usually in full swing 24 hours after the last dose, peaks the next day, and subsides over the next five to seven days. Length of withdrawal is dependent, to a degree, on the amount of the drug that was regularly used, and may be affected by the presence of other drugs in the system.

When not medically-supervised, severe withdrawal is physically and emotionally devastating. Symptoms include:

high blood pressure

rapid heartbeat

muscle spasms

twitching

itching

restlessness

weakness

chills

body and joint pains

gastrointestinal cramps

anorexia (loss of appetite)

nausea

feelings of inefficiency and worthlessness

nausea

social withdrawal

Outwardly, the person may show tearing in the eyes, a runny nose, gooseflesh, rapid breathing, dilated pupils, twitching, restlessness, vomiting and diarrhea. Medication is often recommended to help cope with symptoms.